固唾を飲む

Japanese

Alternative spelling
固唾を飮む (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 固唾を飲む – see the following entry.

[verb] (idiomatic) holding one's breath in a tense emotional state, with bated breath

Alternative spelling
固唾をのむ

(This term, 固唾を飲む, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

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